Suzukaze air conditioned seat cushion keeps the hindquarters cool

Kuchofuku is on the loose again, this time creating an air conditioned seat cushion to keep your fundament breezy. Reportedly, the unit can be powered via an AC adapter, car adapter or rechargeable batteries, and the built-in fan can move over 170 liters of air per minute in order to "dissipate heat and moisture around the buttocks that causes discomfort and sweating." Well, when you put it like that, $89 seems like a real bargain.

[Via Gearlog]

[Ignatius @ Aug 9th 2008 2:30PM]

I tried to think of a witty comment.. but all I can keep reading is;

AROUND THE BUTTOCKS.

[Blaine Oliver @ Aug 9th 2008 2:40PM]

I would be worried about sitting in this naked and getting a fan trimming my pubic hair or my genitals.

[nate @ Aug 9th 2008 2:56PM]

...how often do you sit in your office chair naked.




or actually, don't answer that.

[TomTom2007 @ Aug 9th 2008 3:29PM]

that's what she said...

no wait... forget it.. terrible.

[BigD145 @ Aug 9th 2008 5:07PM]

My bony butt is immune to swamp ass. Lucky me. I don't have to waste money on this.

[Khris @ Aug 9th 2008 7:04PM]

@ Blaine

I'd be more worried that your pubic hair would reach down to the fan location.

No need to worry about your genitals reaching however......they won't.

[Anand D @ Aug 9th 2008 2:30PM]

Where can I get one?

[Fred @ Aug 9th 2008 3:05PM]

I'll take 2

[Baluki @ Aug 9th 2008 3:42PM]

You want 2? How big is your ass? And where do you buy chairs?

[Fred @ Aug 9th 2008 5:41PM]

One for each cheek. It couldn't be that I have 2 chairs or anything.

[tom @ Aug 9th 2008 11:37PM]

Loveseat what? it is made for one person. How is that a loveseat?

[Flashpoint @ Aug 9th 2008 2:33PM]

If you find yourself sitting in a chair so long that you need air cooling for your ass...

...then you've got some serious problems.

What's next? A row of them for couch potatoes?

[brian @ Aug 9th 2008 3:11PM]

or, you know.. a job?

[Prokanda @ Aug 13th 2008 3:59PM]

yeah... because, out of all of us techies... I bet NONE of us sits in our chairs for more than say, 15-20 minutes at a time?

>.>

[Zeth Ethereal @ Aug 9th 2008 2:46PM]

This would be cool for summer!

[Ricardo @ Aug 9th 2008 2:46PM]

Engadget is only 2 years late: http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/08/18/usb-ass-cooler/

[vivek9856 @ Aug 9th 2008 3:03PM]

Or, just buy a Volvo S80 with the Climate package that comes with built in ventilated seats. :)

[austin @ Aug 9th 2008 3:18PM]

Most cars have that as an option now

[Matthewmongan @ Aug 9th 2008 3:29PM]

man i had a Subaru SVX with black leather seats, and some posterior cooling would have been great. swamp@ss is a serious problem affecting millions. i know people who dont wear kakis for fear of sweat through.

[Geir E @ Aug 10th 2008 2:55PM]

a bit less practical for office use

[Technex @ Aug 9th 2008 3:26PM]

Where do I sign up?

In soviet russia you cool chair.

[UnixSystemsEngineer @ Aug 9th 2008 3:31PM]

Just get an aeron. My corner of the office is pretty damn cold, and the aeron doesn't help because the chair doesn't keep warm.. just ventilation, everywhere, no heat retention.

[tbt @ Aug 10th 2008 5:31AM]

Wait, so you are saying to buy a $800 chair to avoid having to spend on an $80 ass cooler?

[hank94jp @ Aug 9th 2008 3:40PM]

I've been searching years for a cure for the dreaded Swamp-ass...my quest has finally come to an end!

[Shinigami @ Aug 9th 2008 5:12PM]

What, you died and quest failed?

[Lazarpandar @ Aug 9th 2008 6:10PM]

Funny comments are funny, but not every engadget comment needs a smart ass reply.

Especially when they're that stupid..

[roy @ Aug 9th 2008 4:04PM]

This thing would be awesome combined with a smoke machine.

[Stiv @ Aug 9th 2008 11:24PM]

+1 for you!

[Rick @ Aug 9th 2008 4:49PM]

This whoopee cushion wannabe is missing a hole in the middle for those with the dreaded rhoids. A built in vibrator would be nice for keeping the circulation going during long on-line gaming sessions or other nefarious activites.

[Phoenix @ Aug 9th 2008 7:48PM]

Yeah. that's what you want a vibrator for. Sure

[kakapo @ Aug 9th 2008 7:55PM]

Now this is a true CrapGadget!!!!

Move this asswindbag to the list!!!

I think if you let one loose the thing may possibly blow up!

[ijyt @ Aug 9th 2008 8:04PM]

Just what I need for when this leather chair gets uncomfortable.

[Fubar @ Aug 10th 2008 10:15AM]

Heh. Count yourself lucky--my employer will only spring for pleather.

[Jason @ Aug 9th 2008 11:08PM]

In the desert, we use Swamp Coolers (evaporative coolers) to take advantage of the dry and provide cheap cooler.

Finally, someone has developed the Swamp Ass Cooler!

They could also sell quite a few to stagehands if you put the Setwear logo on it and called it a Gig Butt Preventer.

[bizzoing @ Aug 10th 2008 3:44AM]

you know, sure it's stupid, probably was poorly designed, yada yada yada yada... but i'm glad somebody has done this. some people do sweat easily and start feeling stuck to their seats after awhile... i've always imagined something to solve this problem... has anyone created car seats yet with little perforations and the a/c piping through the seats and blowing through? and on the back of the seat... so you don't stick and sweat if it's out in the sun and gets hot...

[Ridgecity @ Aug 10th 2008 10:24PM]

I could use this for my farts.

[Edward McNamara @ Aug 10th 2008 11:52PM]

I just bought one, it looks like it might work well under my Interceptor Body Armor when I'm deployed to Iraq soon.

[Dan @ Aug 11th 2008 2:15PM]

Anyone else concerned that this is blowing air from your nads into your arse? And from there, where...? Up? Behind you?

Seriously, though, imagine this with warm air and larger, and they used something exactly like this for the operating room table. It apparently made such a positive impression on me, I continually talked about it as I was coming out of my Versed-induced stupor.

[comapro @ Aug 11th 2008 3:11PM]

I have something like this for my car. Cost me $20 and it works well.

[David @ Aug 11th 2008 11:19PM]

I've had one of these for 5+ years....got it from sharper image. It actually had a back _and_ ass section, similar fan placement to this one. Works great!